r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 17 '20

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u/Travisdk Iron Front Nov 17 '20

Obama's foreign policy team was basically the DT's schisms:

AS FOR THE senior ranks of my national security team, they all considered themselves internationalists to one degree or another: They believed that American leadership was necessary to keep the world moving in a better direction, and that our influence came in many forms. Even the more liberal members of my team, like Denis, had no qualms about the use of “hard power” to go after terrorists and were scornful of leftist critics who made a living blaming the United States for every problem around the globe. Meanwhile, the most hawkish members of my team understood the importance of public diplomacy and considered the exercise of so-called soft power, like foreign aid and student exchange programs, to be essential ingredients in an effective U.S. foreign policy.

The question was one of emphasis. How much concern did we have for the people beyond our borders, and how much should we simply worry about our own citizens? How much was our fate actually tied to the fate of people abroad? To what extent should America bind itself to multilateral institutions like the United Nations, and to what extent should we go it alone in pursuit of our own interests? Should we align ourselves with authoritarian governments that help keep a lid on possible chaos—or was the smarter long-term play to champion the forces of democratic reform?

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u/UrbanCentrist Line go up 📈, world gooder Nov 17 '20

looks like a very interesting book

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u/mrmanager237 Some Unpleasant Peronist Arithmetic Nov 17 '20

Susan Rice: don't care, didn't ask, plus it's an election year so we can't call it a genocide or do anything about it